Sachindra Chaudhuri (24 February 1903
– 12 June 1992) was an Indian lawyer and
politician
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who was
Minister of Finance
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of the
Government of India
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from 1965 to 13 March 1967, under
Lal Bahadur Shastri
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and
Indira Gandhi. He also was Director of several companies, member of Central Board of
State Bank of India, member of
Law Commission
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and member of Indian delegation to
General Assembly of the United Nations
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.
Political career
Sachindra Chaudhuri was member of
Indian Parliament
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for
Ghatal constituency. He was
Minister of Finance
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A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
of India. During his term, Indian economy went into a 2-year recession for the first time since Independence. Real GDP growth fell by 3% in 1965 and 1% in 1966. Consequently, the Rupee was devalued for the first time.
Personal life
Sachindra Chaudhuri was born on 24 February 1903, in
Calcutta
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. His father was Prabhodh Chandra Chaudhuri. He educated at Rani Bhabani School in Calcutta, later he studied at
Presidency College in Calcutta and later at
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
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, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
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, establish ...
. He also was at
Lincoln's Inn. He married Seeta Mitter on 11 December 1930. He had two sons and two daughters.
His family originally belongs to the renowned Zamindar house called "Baksha Chowdhury Bati" at a place called Baksha, Hooghly, West Bengal (nearest railway station is Janai Road)and "Baksha Chowdhury Bati" is famous for its Dol Utsav(festival of colour) and Durgapuja more than 400 years old.
He died on 12 June 1992 after a long illness.
References
1903 births
1992 deaths
Place of birth missing
Finance Ministers of India
Ministers for Corporate Affairs
Politicians from Kolkata
India MPs 1962–1967
20th-century Indian lawyers
Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Lok Sabha members from West Bengal
People from Paschim Medinipur district
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